From the University of Notre Dame press release by Susan Guibert: Most of us assume that confidence and certainty are preferred over uncertainty and bewilderment when it comes to learning complex information. But a new…
From the University of Missouri press release: Human brains process large and small numbers of objects using two different mechanisms, but infants have not yet developed the ability to make those two processes work together,…
From the University of Chicago press release by Bronwyn McDaniel: Classroom characteristics can make a difference in how students learn to apply themselves academically, research shows. Teachers know that students’ willingness to put in effort…
From the Carnegie Mellon University press release via Physorg: From factory workers to Wall Street bankers, a reasonable proficiency in math is a crucial requirement for most well-paying jobs in a modern economy. Yet, over…
From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: A robot analogous to a child between 6 and 14 months old can develop rudimentary linguistic skills through interaction with a human participant, as reported…
From the Emory University press release by Quinn Eastman: One of the brain’s jobs is to help us figure out what’s important enough to be remembered. Scientists at Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University…
From the University of Chicago press release via EurekAlert!: Children who are skilled in understanding how shapes fit together to make recognizable objects also have an advantage when it comes to learning the number line…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Each year in the United States about $135 billion is spent in training employees — but those billions do not always improve the workplace because the skills…
From the UC Santa Barbara press release via EurekAlert!: You pick up your cell phone and dial the new number of a friend. Ten numbers. One. Number. At. A. Time. Because you haven’t actually typed…
From the CNRS (Délégation Paris Michel-Ange) press release via AlphaGalileo: Increasing the spacing between characters and words in a text improves the speed and quality of dyslexic children’s reading, without prior training. They read 20%…